Jeremy Renner denies gay rumours: 'It's not true'

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Renner admitted frustration with speculation surrounding his sexual orientation and love life.

"I want my personal life to be personal, and it's not f**king true," he said.

"And I don't care if you're talking about things that are true, you're still talking about my personal life."

Renner added: "How about I go peek in your window, take what underwear you wore last night, whose husband you were f**king, and shove that in the megaphone throughout your neighbourhood? How does that feel?"

Renner also joked that the press will romantically link him to anyone, saying: "Any person I touched during the Hurt Locker campaign, I was f**king. They had me f**king [my live-in business partner] Kristoffer Winters, my brother. Goddamn, I must be busy!"

The Avengers opens in UK cinemas on April 26 (under the title Avengers Assemble) and on May 4 in the US.